Dr Thomas Ward is a Research Clinical Psychologist working at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He is the Clinical Lead for the AVATAR therapy team (a digital relational intervention for distressing voices) and the SloMo therapy team (a digital blended therapy for paranoia). He is also an EDI Theme Representative at the NIHR Maudsley BRC.

He has played a leading role in large-scale randomised trials of both approaches, with current work focusing on national and international implementation. He has previously coordinated a large-scale study investigating the psychosis continuum by comparing individuals with persistent unusual experiences with and without a ‘need for care’ (the UNIQUE study; led by Dr Emmanuelle Peters).

His research focuses on: i) identifying the core processes which cause and maintain distress in serious mental health conditions; ii) using this understanding to develop novel scalable digital interventions.